Has Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream" been realized?
TOPIC
GRADE
RATIONALE WITH STATISTICS
COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS
Legislation and Politics Civil Rights laws, affirmative action laws, representation in state and federal government, voting statistics
B
Civil Rights laws have been passed and enforced by the government
While the number of African Americans and Hispanics in the government is not near the percentage of population, the numbers are increasing every year
We have an African American president
African Americans vote at nearly the same rate as the average population, but Hispanics are much lower (average around 60% registering, African American 58%, Hispanic 28%)
Encourage minorities to continue to become active in politics, possibly through schools
Push for voter registration drives and voter eductaion in the Hispanic community, possibly with bilingual voting ballots
Employment
Number of employed / unemployed, types of jobs, business ownership
Education Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment
Income and Poverty Average income, number below poverty level
Has Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream" been realized?
GRADE
Civil Rights laws, affirmative action laws, representation in state and federal government, voting statistics
B
Number of employed / unemployed, types of jobs, business ownership
Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment
Average income, number below poverty level